Richard Holstad keeps feeding information about L T Dillon and the 1936 National Band Contest. The exploits have been reported previously and at some point the numerous photos along with a recording made by the St Olaf Band of the song played in contest by the NHS Band will be posted by way of YouTube.
In the meantime, take a closer look at the above photo. Click on it to open a larger view in a new window, then look carefully at the band members themselves. They're all cut-outs! According to the clipping at the bottom of the photo, it was made by L T Dillon, composed of individual photos of the various members munted on a base and placed on a small stage, thus "manufactured" by Dillon because the school in 1936 did not have an auditorium - and this apparently was the closest facsimile of a performance setting that he could come up with. (The gymnasium used by the Class of '62 was built and occupied AFTER the National Contest.)
Pretty ingenious, that fellow. He also is the photographer for the photo below, as reported previously in this blog. Unable to be in the picture, he made it there as an inserted image in the upper left corner. This almost makes you laugh, except for the picture of determination and dedication that he embodied as a "part-time" instructor for a national champ. You may not find a more entrepreneurial spirit.
The band held a reunion in 2006; what a joy it must have been for those players to get back together again!
Keep your eyes on this blog for more information and stories on this group. Many of them would have been parents of the Class of '62 or that era. A son of one of the members, Richard has been reaching out to others to solicit their memories and photos as well.
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